The project “Encouraging University Academic Staff and Students to Take the IELTS Exam” has been implemented since 2022 in cooperation with the Education Quality Assurance Agency.

Within the framework of the project, in 2022–2023, the examination fees of 300 academic staff members and students who participated in the IELTS exam and scored 6.5 or higher were covered by the Fund. During these years, the project partners included Baku State University, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, and Baku Slavic University.

In 2024, cooperation agreements under the project were signed with Baku Engineering University, Sumgayit State University, Nakhchivan State University, Lankaran State University, and Mingachevir State University.

To date, the Fund has reimbursed the IELTS examination fees of 511 participants (31 academic staff members and 480 students) who met the project requirements.